Earthquake!
We felt an earthquake a few minutes ago. The USGS shows it to be a 6.5 quake off the coast of Eureka.
From http://quake.wr.usgs.gov/recenteqs/Quakes/nc71338066.html
A strong earthquake occurred at 4:27:39 PM (PST) on Saturday, January 9, 2010.
The magnitude 6.5 event occurred 35 km (22 miles) WNW of Ferndale, CA.
The hypocentral depth is 16 km (10 miles).
| Magnitude | 6.5 – regional moment magnitude (Mw) |
|---|---|
| Time | Saturday, January 9, 2010 at 4:27:39 PM (PST) Sunday, January 10, 2010 at 0:27:39 (UTC) |
| Distance from | Ferndale, CA – 35 km (22 miles) WNW (288 degrees) Humboldt Hill, CA – 39 km (24 miles) W (261 degrees) Bayview, CA – 41 km (26 miles) WSW (256 degrees) Eureka, CA – 43 km (27 miles) WSW (253 degrees) Sacramento, CA – 361 km (224 miles) NW (312 degrees) |
| Coordinates | 40 deg. 40.5 min. N (40.674N), 124 deg. 39.3 min. W (124.655W) |
| Depth | 16.4 km (10.2 miles) |
| Location Quality | Poor |
| Location Quality Parameters | Nst= 99, Nph= 99, Dmin=35 km, Rmss=0.36 sec, Erho=0.7 km, Erzz=1.1 km, Gp=212.4 degrees |
| Event ID# | nc71338066 |
| Additional Information | 2-degree map Google Earth KML (Requires Google Earth.) Did you feel it? ShakeMap shaking intensity maps NCSS First Motion Mechanism 1 Waveforms NCSS Moment Tensor Solution |
